December 22, 2011 Volume 24 No. 26 By the Way . . . Burton Files Oil Severance Tax Initiative Pell Grant Eligibility Cut Under Congressional Deal By the Way . . . SSC Holiday Schedule Ask SSC . . . How Long Should We Retain Time Accounting Records? Trigger Cuts, Part II—Proposition 98 Reduces Cut Triggers Pulled on Community Colleges Governmental Accounting Standards Board Proposes Five-Year Projections for Assessing Economic Condition of Governments By the Way . . . Internal Revenue Service Mileage Rate Reaffirmed for 2012 Governor Brown Will Seek More Automatic Spending Cuts if Tax Increase Fails
December 09, 2011 Volume 24 No. 25 State Controller Reports Revenues Up in November Federal Policy to Boost Economy Likely Ineffective, According to UCLA By the Way . . . Voters Favor Governor's Pension Proposal By the Way . . . Teachers' Retirement Board Members Elected Governor Brown Releases Long-Awaited Tax Proposal Poll Finds Highest Support for Tax Increase with Education Reform Can California Cut Its Way Out of the Budget Crisis?—An SSC Editorial U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to a 32-Month Low of 8.6% Brown to Release Tax Proposal Monday Governor Addresses Pension Conference Committee Ask SSC . . . Does the Proposed Initiative for Free Tuition Affect Community Colleges? By the Way . . . New Appointees to STRS With Strong Financial Background Philanthropist's Policy Group Recommends Major Changes to California Government A Safety Net for Schools in Uncertain Times—An SSC Editorial By the Way . . . Retirement Plan Limitations Announced for 2012
November 23, 2011 Volume 24 No. 24 AB 1344 Impacts Local Executive Contracts and Brown Act Meeting Requirements By the Way . . . Brown Makes Appointments to the Board of Governors By the Way . . . SSC Alum Appointed to Student Aid Commission Bipartisan Federal “Super Committee” Fails to Reach Agreement on Budget Cuts By the Way . . . Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Federal Health Care Reform. By The Way . . . Board of Governors Meets to Discuss Student Success Task Force Recommendations PPIC Finds Californians Concerned About Higher Education A Conversation with Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor In Trigger Country—Legislative Analyst's Revised 2011-12 Revenue Forecast is $3.7 Billion Short of the Budget Estimate Trigger Tracker—The “Trigger Track” Continues to Challenge our Revenue Runner It's Official: CPEC Closing Its Doors This Week October Revenues Fall Well Below Forecast By the Way . . . Board of Governors Elects Officers for 2012